Greg Calmly Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 This is my S-223 from 76. The motor had some internal issues which I had fixed. For some reason the back of the motor was always missing paint, and looked like just bare metal. I figured I would polish it with some of the metal blade polish, and indeed, the rear is shiny, but now when the fan runs a terrible metallic smell fills the room. I have aired this fan out the window for hours 4 different days. The smell will not go away. It is just polish, and not alot was used, and only on the rear plate of the motor on the outside. Its probably harmless, and the polish has been on there for so long I cant just 'wipe' it off. Any ideas are greatly appreciated thank you. ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zapf Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 NICE FAN! ...DO YOU HAVE A LAKEWOOD MOTOR OR A WESTINGHOUSE MOTOR? SHOW A PICTURE OF THE REAR PLEASE WITH GRILLE OFF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Calmly Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 IMG_1075.heic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zapf Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 THE COMPUTER WONT OPEN IT DARN IT ... I WISH I COULD DESCRIBE THE STYLES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Calmly Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Here I converted it to JPEG. It was a heic file because it came right from my phone. The silver is paint missing, thats what I was trying to make look nice. Obviously as the motor heats up the polish smells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zapf Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 that is a common westinghouse box fan motor...they came in lots of brands of boxs fans...they tend to be pretty robust and the silver part is the cap over the oil resevoir wick . i cant see how the metal polish would make a smell on what is probably the collest part of the motor...did any accidently get inside on a winding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Calmly Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 Hi very sorry for the late reply, the fan is not smelly anymore. I tried to remove as much polish then I ran it overnight for a week and after 3 days it stopped. Thank you for the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zapf Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 THATS GOOD NEWS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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